Cotton Production by State
The US produces 4.2B bu of cotton across 13 states and 7.7M acres. Texas leads with 22.8% of production.
4.2B bu
Total Production
7.7M acres
Total Acreage
13
Producing States
What the Cotton Data Shows
USDA NASS reports 4.2B bu of cotton produced across 13 states on 7.7M acres, placing it among the major U.S. row crops by volume.
Texas ranks first for cotton, producing 958.2M bu — 22.8% of the U.S. total — though production is spread across enough states that no one state controls the market.
Texas, Georgia, and Arkansas together account for 54% of tracked cotton production, the core of the crop's geography, with the remainder spread across 10 other states.
Georgia follows in second at 20.5% (860.3M bu), 2.3 points behind Texas.
Below the leaders, the rankings run to Kansas, the 13th tracked cotton state at 50.4M bu (1.2% of the U.S. total); the second-largest producer, Georgia, contributes 20.5%.
Top Cotton Producing States
| # | State | Production | Acreage | % of US Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 958.2M bu | 3.5M acres | 22.8% |
| 2 | Georgia | 860.3M bu | 1.1M acres | 20.5% |
| 3 | Arkansas | 462.9M bu | 505K acres | 11.0% |
| 4 | Mississippi | 351.6M bu | 395K acres | 8.4% |
| 5 | Missouri | 348.6M bu | 330K acres | 8.3% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 279.9M bu | 370K acres | 6.7% |
| 7 | Alabama | 276.8M bu | 375K acres | 6.6% |
| 8 | Tennessee | 233.3M bu | 260K acres | 5.5% |
| 9 | South Carolina | 155.9M bu | 205K acres | 3.7% |
| 10 | Louisiana | 79.5M bu | 115K acres | 1.9% |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 77.3M bu | 310K acres | 1.8% |
| 12 | Virginia | 70.1M bu | 80K acres | 1.7% |
| 13 | Kansas | 50.4M bu | 88K acres | 1.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Texas is the top cotton producer, accounting for 22.8% of US production with 958.2M bu.
The US produces 4.2B bu of cotton across 7.7M acres in 13 states.
Production data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service surveys.
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.